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The Curtain for the Entrance

Exodus 36:37

In 11 translations

BSB
For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
KJV
¶ And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;of needlework: Heb. the work of a needleworker or, embroiderer
WEB
He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;
ASV
And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer;
LSV
And he makes a covering for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, the work of an embroiderer,
YLT
And he maketh a covering for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer,
DBY
And he made a curtain for the entrance of the tent of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, of embroidery;
DRC
He made also a hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, with the work of an embroiderer.
GNV
And he made an hanging for the Tabernacle doore, of blew silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linnen, and needle worke,
JPS
And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colours;
LXXE37:3
And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ מָסָךְ֙ לְפֶ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֹקֵֽם׃
LXX-Br37:3
καὶ ἐποίησαν τὸ καταπέτασμα ἐξ ὑακίνθου, καὶ πορφύρας, καὶ κοκκίνου νενησμένου, καὶ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης, ἔργον ὑφαντὸυ χερουβείμ·

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 40:28Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
  • Exodus 26:36–37For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 37:5 in some Bibles
  • Content check: text matches KJV Exod.36.37 (word overlap 0.61), not Exod.37.3 (0.00); standard ref corrected from Exod.37.3 (TVTMS action was 'identity (unverified)').
  • Content check: text matches KJV Exod.36.37 (word overlap 0.61), not Exod.37.3 (0.00); standard ref corrected from Exod.37.3 (TVTMS action was 'identity (unverified)'). (transferred from brenton)

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